Thermometer/Barometer, Altimeter, ABT, Wrks

THERMOMETER/BAROMETER

(ABT, WRKS)

Rotate the crown until you get to THERMOMETER/BAROMETER mode. Convenience is quite abundant these days and your new watch is no exception.

Both the thermometer and barometer are conveniently self-calibrating. Temperature readings are taken every minute and barometric readings are taken on the hour. Upon

entry into THERMOMETER/BAROMETER mode, new initial barometric readings are immediately taken.

During normal operation, the display will show the following (see Figure 2): Line 1: Current temperature.

Line 2: Difference between most recent hourly barometric reading and the one taken an hour earlier.

Line 3: Barometric reading.

Line 4: Current time.

BONUS CULTURAL CONVENIENCE: Data can be viewed in either English (Hg) or metric (mb), and also Fahrenheit (F) or Celsius (C). To learn how to switch between the two, see Setting the Format.

Reviewing Barometric Readings

Barometers are neat — don't let anyone tell you differently. They sort of let you see into the future. The basic barometric rules of thumb state that if the pressure is on the rise, good weather is on its way; if it’s down, a storm's coming — useful info if you’re

wondering about surf conditions, impending snowy or rainy weather, or if you're planning what you hope to be a sunny-day picnic.

NOTICE: Your watch stores the two most recent hourly readings without complaint, as well as readings for 12:00 AM, 4:00 AM,

8:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 4:00 PM, and 8:00 PM. The current display will show the difference between the

two most recent

hourly readings. Simple, right?

A. To review old readings, you should pull the crown out to Position 3. That's when RECALL will appear and the

watch will display the earliest four-hour interval reading (in Line 3) along with the difference between that and the reading from four hours

earlier. So you're not totally confused, the time of the reading will be displayed at the bottom (Line 4).

B. To look through all the stored readings, rotate the crown. You should have that wired by now. Differential and time will change according to changes in stored data,

and you'll be able to literally track the progress of the weather as it progresses or digresses — depending on your tastes.

DID WE MENTION? If the watch hasn't accumulated six prior barometric readings at the aforementioned four-hour intervals, the words NO DATA will appear when crown is pulled out to Position 3. Once again, it's nothing personal.

ALTIMETER

(ABT, WRKS)

Rotate the crown until you get to ALTIMETER mode. Your i•CONTROL® Setting Systems watch uses its ability to measure barometric pressure to estimate altitude readings. Because baro- metric pressure is always changing, it's recommended that you recalibrate the altimeter

often — at least before activities in which you plan to use it frequently (i.e., snowboarding, skiing, climbing, rappelling, etc.).

ADDITIONAL ABILITY NOTE: Altitude can be viewed in either English (ft.) or metric (m.). To learn how to switch between the two, see Setting the Format.

Calibrating the Altimeter

A. Pull the crown out to Position 3 while in THERMOMETER/ ALTIMETER mode. CALIBR ALTI appears, followed by SET ALTI, and what the watch believes in all honesty to be

the current altitude.